Lee did not believe his eyes as a Raptor descended and touched down on the beach! He jumped up and started toward the beach, stopping suddenly and turning back, unsure about leaving them. Kara waved him off, silently reassuring that they would be fine. He ran down their well-worn trail, breaking through the tree line at a dead run as the Raptor's hatch opened and Crashdown jumped out.
The trip back to Galactica was fairly uneventful. The Raptor jerked slightly as they broke orbit but they had made it and they were now landing. The Raptor's crew was respectfully silent and Lee kept his arm around Kara and their sons for the entire trip home.
They emerged from the Raptor to a curious deck crew. When Lee stepped through the hatch, he was his dad approaching and grinned. He turned back to help Kara out and laughed out loud at his father's shocked-expression when they climbed out, each carrying a baby.
"You've been busy, son." William's shock quickly turned to joy that the two of them had finally worked out their differences. And it looked like that 'working out' had borne fruit. He had no idea when Raptor 856 reported a transponder signal that he would not only see his son again but would have grandchildren as well.
William Adama grieved their disappearance when he had been told. He despaired ever seeing them again and it had taken everything he had to deal with the Cylon attack that followed. The Cylons persisted and they had been on the run for months, putting the search for Lee and Kara on indefinite hold. It had taken the crew several more weeks to trace the Raptor's last known flight plan but William would not give up. Roslin balked at first but even she had given up the argument in the end and conceded that the search might be productive if they could find supplies.
A medical crew showed up to take them all to sick bay and Adama gladly followed them, questions for his son shining in his eyes.
Kara and their son were sleeping when Lee finally emerged from sick bay to his father.
"Um…hi, Dad," Lee wasn't sure what to say. William grinned and he visibly relaxed.
"How are they?"
Lee hesitated for a moment and said, "Doc Cottle says they were born about a month early but they seemed to be healthy. Kara's pretty exhausted though, so he wants to keep all three of them for observation."
"So, what are my grandsons' names?"
Lee was stunned that his father had come directly to the point. He was even more surprised that there was no hint of censure in his voice. "We haven't named them yet. They had just been born when Crashdown showed up." Lee had totally forgotten about naming them in the chaos of their return. He would ask Kara as soon as she woke up but right now it was best to let her sleep. There would be plenty of time to name the babies later.
"I'm glad you're both alive, son, and I couldn't be happier that you two have finally worked things out." Lee blushed like he had be caught. "Why don't you go back in with them? You can come and talk to me later." With that, he turned to leave.
Lee stood silently, grateful that his father was okay. He had missed him. They had just found common ground again when he had been shot and lee was devastated at not knowing if he was alive for all those months. Now, he would make sure that his dad knew how much he cared. If Lee had learned one thing when they were stranded, it was how valuable family is. His thoughts turned to Kara and their sons.
"Dad…" The elder Adama stopped and turned. "Here's your lighter back." He tossed the lighter and smiled. Lee Adama was glad to be home.
FIN